COVID-19 update: June 9, 2022

CDC releases infographic showing COVID-19 vaccination schedule recommendations for patients

NIH updates vaccine guidance for potential organ donors

The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel has added COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for potential organ and stem cell donors and for close contacts of transplant and cellular immunotherapy candidates and recipients. Read the latest recommendations from NIH.

Reminders

FDA announcements

• FDA expands Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster eligibility to children 5 through 11 years.
• FDA authorizes first nonprescription COVID-19 test that also detects flu and RSV.
• FDA limits use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to certain individuals 18 years of age or older.
• FDA revises committee meeting schedule to discuss COVID-19 vaccines.

Help your patients locate Evusheld therapy

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains a national map displaying public locations that have received shipments of COVID-19 therapeutics such as Evusheld, Molnupiravir and Bebtelovimab. These therapies require a prescription, and the locator is intended for provider use.

The latest data on organ donation and transplant in the U.S.

• Find high-level data on transplants, deceased donors recovered, patients added to the waitlist and patients temporarily moved to inactive waitlist status.

new Resources

• Update on COVID-19 in transplantation: from travel to treatment. The Transplant Center at Massachusetts General Hospital hosted a virtual event May 27, 2022, to share the latest updates on COVID-19 and transplantation. Watch recording.

Questions

• For COVID-19 related policy and operational questions, email [email protected]
• For information and updates about the status of in-person vs. virtual OPTN committee meetings, check the OPTN calendar of events.